Sept. 30 – China has seen its global trade figures increase substantially since joining the World Trade Organization in 2001, but while the emerging Asian nation’s imports and exports continue to grow, it is also becoming increasingly more involved in WTO disputes – both as a complainant and as a respondent. In 2000, prior to joining [...] Read More

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China suppliers in affected industries are diverting their focus from the EU to countries not likely to launch anti-dumping investigations.
Instead of finding ways to battle EU anti-dumping duties, many small and midsize China manufacturers are shifting their focus to other markets and implementing alternative measures to circumvent the levy. Although the majority of these suppliers do not join larger enterprises in filing countersuits against anti-dumping investigations, the fact that very few claims are won is discouragement enough. Read More

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By Dan Harris in ‘China Law Blog’
I went to a dinner the other day, attended by a neighbor who is one of the world’s foremost experts in some niche area related to cleaning up land sites contaminated by oil. We got to talking about China and he talked of how “about half” the published scientific material he is seeing these days comes from China. I made some comment about quantity not quality, and he immediately shot me down, saying that what he was reading from Chinese scientists was as good as what he was reading from non-Chinese scientists. He then told me of a professor friend of his in some other niche scientific area who had just been saying how in his area Chinese scientists were doing about 50% of the leading research. Read More

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By Renaud Anjoran in ‘Quality Inspection Blog’
Can you simply approve a sample, pay a Chinese factory to produce it, and then import the goods into your country? Do you know about the safety requirements for YOUR production? Read More

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By Business Advisory Services, Dezan Shira & Associates
Sept. 23 – When liquidating a company, salaries, mandatory welfare benefits and severance payable to employees are paid second only to liquidation expenses themselves. For companies with a large workforce, this can be a large cost and needs to be quantified accurately.
Only once the “workforce” has been clearly [...] Read More

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China suppliers are jumping on the opportunity to release hybrid and fully electric vehicles that can perform as well as those made by industry giants.
Taking advantage of the growing demand for all things “green,” China car manufacturers are revving up R&D on electric vehicles. In terms of cost and technology, most are on a level playing field with international makers. Read More

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By Charles and Mitch in ‘The China Sourcing Blog’
Switching your sourcing to the worldâ??s third largest economy can save you 30%. But getting in there is no easy matter.
China’s development has been one of the great marvels of the modern age. Its output was regarded as a mere statistical anomaly on the international landscape just a generation ago, but has since ascended to become the worldâ??s third largest economy. Chinese exports dramatically expanded after the countryâ??s admittance to the World Trade Organization in 2001, culminating in China’s current status as the number one exporting nation. Read More

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Poppy fields, like this one in Kandahar, provide income for nearly 250,000 Afghan families [EPA] Poppy production in Afghanistan plummeted by 48 per cent this year compared to 2009, according to the United Nations – but mostly because a blight destroyed thousands of hectares of the crop. Afghanistan will produce roughly 4,000 tonnes of poppy in 2010, and the crop will provide a livelihood for nearly 250,000 families. It will be a lucrative one, too: The price of poppy increased markedly, with one hectare of the crop yielding $4,900, up from $3,600 last year. The data comes from an by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Yury Fedotov, the agency’s executive director, called it “good… Read More

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Op-Ed Commentary: Chris Devonshire-Ellis
Sept. 29 – As increasing numbers of senior level overseas executives with several years of China-work under their belt get transferred to India, what awaits them? In a manner similar to the way the first early executives dealing with large projects in China were often ex-Africa hands, the same is doubly true [...] Read More

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By Renaud Anjoran in ‘Quality Inspection Blog’
Many importers notice that some of their suppliers change their company names. Many see it as “one of these Chinese things–don’t try understand it”, and I think it is a mistake. Read More

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